# RETRACTION: Efficacy of Autologous Platelet‐Rich Plasma Combined with Negative Pressure Sealing Drainage in the Treatment of Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer

## TL;DR

This retracted paper claimed a treatment for diabetic foot ulcers was effective, but it was accepted due to a flawed peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper's findings are invalid due to a compromised peer review process.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted after an investigation revealed a flawed peer review process.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
- The study's conclusions about treatment efficacy cannot be trusted.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

LiaoM.‐Y.
and
RanS.‐R.
, “Efficacy of Autologous Platelet‐Rich Plasma Combined with Negative Pressure Sealing Drainage in the Treatment of Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 2 (2024): e14700, 10.1111/iwj.14700.

The above article, published online on 06 February 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Following an investigation by the publisher, all parties have concluded that this article was accepted solely on the basis of a compromised peer review process. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.